CHAPTER Ill, SECTION 5§ In order to maintain required deliveries, it Was necessary in some cases to ask for priority assistance trom othe Detense Requirements Branch. Supply Division, AEC, Albuquerque. In a few anstances. a directive was vendors and manutacturers, placed an the JOBSITE WAREHOUSING AND MATERIAL CONTROL Oruinal planning tor OPERATION CASTLE contemplated that all ineuming ma- tents. supplies, refrigerated carga and bulk fuer would first) be oft-loaded at Elmer on Eni- wetok Atoll and trom there trans-hinped to Binint Atoll as needed. With the expansion of the program tram oat~ oneinal concept. the neece tor direct ott-loading at Bisxini Atall for sume cargu became apparent. This was accomphened with the arrmvad of the USNS Lt. Robert Crawoin June 1954 with general cargo. Figure 3-9 snows the unloading of a tire crash truck trom the Uss Cram. anchored in the Bikini Lagoon to the deck of a “TT boat. Figure 3-10 likewise shows the method ot oft-loading in the Bikini Lagoon. In this Jatter tizure, T.G. 7.3 equipment is being transferred trom an LST to a ovT" boat. The USS Arequippa off-loaded at Bikini in September 1953 with refrigerated cargo, and the USS Natchong in’ September 1953 with bulk fuel. Fipure 3-1) ~hows method of shipping two Cameco tr lers in the midship holeb of the USS Craig. Figure 3-12 shows the unloading of these Laveoon. At loaded trailers ino the Eniwetok Bikini Atoll caro vessels were ouoffby stevedore vanes, organized fram Holmes & Narver constructive personnel The Vessels anchercd an the lagoon and the trevht was ferried by landing cratt trom ship side te the beach. To lessen the time that relrigerated cargo Would be out of retrigerated ~paces during the unloading operations, DUWKs were placed in LOM hoats and loaded with the retrigerated cargo. As soon as the LOM beached, the loaded DUWKs were driven directly to the cold stor- ave area. Ato Eniwetok Atoll, stevedoring on shiphoard was performed by U.S, Army personnel provided by Task Group 7.2. Vessels anchored in the Jagoon and Jancding craft were used to ferry the cargo to the cargo pier at Elmer. The " eo en Fw eS penein ee x rte oeae - ee a Figure 3-9, Unloading Fire Crash Truck from USS Craig